Introduction
Students will learn the values of whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes.
Task
Today in class, we learned the values of WHOLE, HALF, QUARTER, and EIGHTH notes. Use the picture to help you answer the questions. Disregard the notes we have not yet learned.
1. a) A Quarter note counts for ONE beat. If there are FOUR beats in a measure, how many QUARTER notes will there be?
b) Draw four beats using QUARTER notes.
2. a) A Half note counts for TWO beats. If there are FOUR beats in a measure, how many HALF notes will there be?
b) Draw four beats using HALF notes.
3. a) An Eighth note counts for HALF of a beat. If there are FOUR beats in a measure, how many EIGHTH notes will there be?
b) Draw four beats using EIGHTH notes.
4. a) A Whole note counts for FOUR beats. If there are FOUR beats in a measure, how many WHOLE notes will there be?
b) Draw four beats using WHOLE notes.
Process
Children will learn the note names and rhythmic values in class, taking turns identifying them, playing them/tapping them out/clapping them/playing them with percussive instruments. They will use well known songs to start using them (ex. let's clap the chorus to LET IT GO using eighth notes, quarter notes, etc.). There will be pictures/diagrams on the board to show them how to write/identify different notes. After the lesson/activites, they will complete the webquest on their own to demonstrate their understanding of the lesson.
Evaluation
Answers to webquest will be graded as per usual grading procedure. Anything less than a 75% would demonstrate a failure to understand the material.
Conclusion
After this lesson, children should have a working basic understanding of whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes, how to count them, how to identify them, and how to draw them.
